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   dulcify

   /ˈdʌlsɪfʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. sweeten: rare "cider pap dulcified with molasses"
   • ▪ calm or soothe: rare "the exquisite melody dulcifies whatever pain the singer's words express"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘sweeten’): from Latin dulcificare ‘sweeten’, from dulcis ‘sweet’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dulcification noun

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